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Markets

Usual Suspects Return to Bid in Latest US Marshals Bitcoin Auction

The second USMS auction of 50,000 BTC is attracting many of the same bidders, if less fanfare.

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Markets

Third of Sites Seized in Operation Onymous Were 'Clones'

Operation Onymous seized more than 100 'cloned' sites, where no illicit trading was taking place, a security researcher has found.

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Markets

US Marshals: Latest Bitcoin Auction Timed to Avoid Market Disruption

The USMS has revealed it will split up its auction of Ross Ulbricht's seized bitcoin to reduce negative effects on the bitcoin market.

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Finance

US Marshals to Auction 50,000 Bitcoins Seized from Ross Ulbricht

The US Marshals are set to auction off 50,000 BTC next month in connection to the case against Ross Ulbricht.

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Markets

Here's How a Dark Market Bot Sent Ecstasy to an Art Gallery

Artists have created a shopping bot that buys random items off Agora with a weekly $100 bitcoin budget.

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Markets

Markets Weekly: Bitcoin Rises Amid Dark Markets Crackdown

The bitcoin price has risen after a variety of law-enforcement agencies conducted an inter-continental crackdown on dark markets.

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Markets

Silk Road 2.0 Seized, Alleged Operator Unmasked in FBI Crackdown

Blake Benthall, the alleged operator of Silk Road 2.0, has been arrested and charged in a Manhattan federal court.

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Markets

Australian Government May Soon Auction $9 Million in Silk Road Bitcoins

About $9m in bitcoin may be sold by the Australian government following the sentencing of a Silk Road user.

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Finance

Court Delays Ross Ulbricht Silk Road Trial Until January 2015

US District Judge Katherine Forrest has adjourned the Ross Ulbricht trial until early next year.

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Markets

Dark Markets Grow Bigger and Bolder in Year Since Silk Road Bust

The FBI may have taken Silk Road down, but dark markets seem to be booming a year after that marketplace was shuttered.

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